T H E V I R G I N I A N - Virginia Physical Therapy Association

A Chapter of
T H E
V I R G I N I A N
K I M S I M M S , E D I TO R
IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2014 House of Delegates . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Summer 2014 VPTA PAC . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The 2014 PTA Caucus Annual Meeting
Minutes and House of Delegates . . . . . 4
VPTA Launches New Site . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
District Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Student News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Integrity in Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Virginia Member Elected to APTA
Nominating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Are You a VPTA
Facebook Fan?
VPTA’s Facebook fan page, easily navigated from www.facebook.com/myvpta,
is a quick and simple way to keep up
with the field of physical therapy around
the state of Virginia. Members and potential members are able to access news
and pictures of events occurring at the
state level through social networking.
You can “Like” the page (click on the
little thumbs up sign) and be part of a
group of PTs, PTAs, and physical therapy students who currently live and/or
work in Virginia. Comments on the announcements can be made immediately
and allow for discussions on topics and
events. We welcome all to contact the
VPTA Office at info@vpta.org if you
would like to post pictures of physical
therapy-related events in Virginia.
Leah Frazier, PT
Technology Chair
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President’s Message
By the time this message reaches you it will be almost fall. I hope each of you had a relaxing summer with family and friends and enjoyed some well-earned down time. As
autumn approaches and our Annual Conference nears this October, it is time to focus
on growth, both individually and as a profession. I have said many times that I believe
that the profession of Physical Therapy is one of the greatest. That is evident in the
number of other professions that try to emulate and encroach on our scope of practice
or additionally weigh in on the control of our own practices. We as a profession must
step up to protect our scope and right to autonomous yet collaborative practice.
The time for the few supporting the many has passed and ALL Physical Therapists
and Physical Therapist Assistants must become involved. The first step is to join the
association if not a member or become engaged if already a member in this great association. The VPTA is the front line for license protection and professional advancement
in Virginia. We also represent the mission of the APTA nationally, being the closest
chapter to the national office. Please remember that each and every member voice
counts and each is important in the protection and advancement of our profession. PTs
and PTAs must work together to achieve common professional goals.
As we push into Fall, I challenge each PT and PTA in Virginia to become more involved.
Join the association, attend annual conference, contact your legislators, donate to the
VPTA – PAC and have our and your professional voice heard.
2014 House of Delegates
Tom Bohanon, PT, DPT, OCS
VPTA President
The 2014 APTA House of Delegates (HOD)
convened in Charlotte, NC June 9-11. As always, we had a wonderful Virginia Delegation working on your behalf that includes
12 Delegates, a Delegate elect, and a PTA
Caucus representative. We welcomed Karen Abraham as our Delegate Elect this year,
and welcomed back Melissa Fox as a Delegate after a few years away. It was also a
year of celebration as we thanked our own
Virginia member, Shawne Soper, for her 6 amazing years as our Speaker of the House
of Delegates. The House debated 23 RC’s that ranged from a few bylaw amendments
to topics like telehealth, the regulatory designation for DPT, PT education, value of
membership for the PTA, and important practice issues for our future. As I write this
short narrative for our newsletter, the final minutes of the HOD have not yet been released, but I look forward to offering more detail on the specific RC’s at the fall Annual
Conference in McLean.
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VIRGINIA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2014
OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
T H E
V I R G I N I A N
The Virginian, the newsletter of the Virginia Physical Therapy
Association, is published quarterly. Articles and news items of
interest should be submitted to The Virginian. Letters to the
editor must be signed and include an address and telephone
number. Articles and letters printed express the author’s views
only and are not necessarily the official policy of VPTA. All materials
submitted are subject to editorial consideration and review.
Ad copy should be submitted to the Chapter Office on an issueby-issue basis. Checks are to be made payable to the Virginia
Physical Therapy Association Inc. and must accompany the ad
copy. All advertisers will receive copies of the issue in which
they advertise; advertising in The Virginian does not imply VPTA
endorsement of products or services. The right to reject, add, or
change wording in accordance with VPTA and editorial policy is
retained by the publisher.
The rates for advertising are as follows for camera-ready copy:
AD SIZE
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NEWSLETTER
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$150
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF NEWS ITEMS AND
ADS ARE FEBRUARY 2ND, MAY 18TH, JULY 20TH AND
NOVEMBER 25TH.
President
Tom Bohanon PT, DPT, OCS
president@vpta.org
Treasurer
Tom Mayhew PT, PhD
treasurer@vpta.org
Executive Director
Hugh “Mac” Cannon MPA, CAE
8400 Westpark Dr. 2nd Floor
McLean, VA 22102
703.610.0213
Secretary
Megan Bureau, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT 703.610.0226 (F)
hmcannon@vpta.org
secretary@vpta.org
Vice President
Sharan Zirges PT, MSHA
vicepresident@vpta.org
Chief Delegate
Lisa Donegan Shoaf PT, DPT, PhD
chiefdelegate@vpta.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Blue Ridge
*Jessica Dobbs PT, DPT
jydobbs@gmail.com
Northern
*Megan Poll PT, DPT
mcpollpt@gmail.com
Justin Dimitt PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
jdimitt75@gmail.com
Perry Esterson PT, MS, ATC, SCS
p.esterson@verizon.net
Central
*Amanda Avila PT, DPT, WCS
amiller@progressphysicaltherapy.
com
Tidewater
*Heather Byrne PT
byrnehm@gmail.com
Betty Cobaugh PT
cobaughbd@aol.com
Mountain
Debbie Clark PT, DPT
debbieclark@lpnt.net
Brian Edmunds PT, DPT, ATP, NCS
brian.edmunds@hamptonu.edu
Valley
*Andy Tatom, PT, DPT, OCS
andytatompt@aol.com
Harrison Hunt, PT, DPT
harrison.hunt@racva.com
*District Chair
Please submit ads to :
VPTA
Mac Cannon, Executive Director
8400 Westpark Dr. 2nd Floor
McLean, VA 22102
703.245.8043
hmcannon@vpta.org
Please submit articles to :
Kim Simms, Editor
The Virginian
320 Valleydale Ave.
Salem, VA 24153
KimSimms@aol.com
BE FOUND
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clients in Virginia find you …
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clients? Distinguish your scope of practice from
other physical therapists in your area.
Sign up online at www.apta.org/findapt!
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COMMITTEES & SPECIAL-INTEREST GROUPS
BYLAW MANDATED
COMMITTEES
Ethics
Bunny May, PT, DPT, PCS
vmay@tcc.edu
Finance
Tom Mayhew PT, PhD
treasurer@vpta.org
Nominating
Colleen Whiteford PT, DPT, OCS
cwhitefd@aptfc.com
STANDING
COMMITTEES
Communications
Leah Frazier PT, DPT
docoftherapy@gmail.com
Government Affairs
John Miller PT
Jmiller1@laurelhealth.com
Education
Sharan Zirges PT, MSHA
sdzirges@sentara.com
Membership
Stephen Elam DPT, GCS, CLT
elam.s@lynchburg.edu
Practice
Justin Dimitt, PT, DPT, CSCS,
OCS
jdimitt75@gmail.com
Public Relations
Vacant
Research
Amanda Avila, PT, DPT, WCS
amiller@progressphysicaltherapy.com
SRC Work Group
Missy Wolff-Burke (co-chair)
mwolff@su.edu
Megan Bureau PT, DPT, Cert. MDT
(co-chair)
mbureau@su.edu
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COMMITTEES & SPECIAL-INTEREST GROUPS
(continued)
OTHER
Historian
Bunny May PT, DPT, PCS
vmay@tcc.edu
Pediatrics SIG
Deb Rose PT, DPT, PCS
dsrose@fcps.edu
Political Action Committee
(PAC)
Mark Bouziane, PT, MSPT, Chair
mjbouziane@aol.com
Sydney Sawyer PT, Treasurer
sydneysawr@aol.com
Private Practice SIG
Ron Masri PT, DPT, OCS, ATC
rmasri@totalmotionpt.net
PTA SIG
Michael Hmara PTA
mdhmara@gmail.com
Student SIG
Brandon Smith
smithbk@vcu.edu
APTA Board Liaison
Mary Sinnott
marysinnott@apta.org
APTA Federal Affairs Liaison
Sydney Sawyer PT
sydneysawr@aol.com
Lobbyist
Richard Grossman
The Vectre Corporation
411 E. Franklin Street, Ste. 602
Richmond, VA 23219
804-644-6600
804-644-6628 (F)
rgrossman@vectrecorp.com
Payer Relations Specialist
Angela Brooks PT
angelasbrooks@verizon.net
Virginia Board of Physical
Therapy State Licensure
Lisa Hahn, Executive Director
Department of Health
Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233
ptboard@dhp.virginia.gov
lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov
The Virginian Editor
Kim Simms PT
kimsimms@aol.com
2014 DELEGATES
Chief Delegate
Lisa Shoaf PT, DPT, PhD
Delegate-Elect
Karen Abraham, PT, PhD
Delegates
Laura Baldwin PT, MPT
Katherine Baucom PT, DPT
Tom Bohanon PT, DPT, OCS
Mark Bouziane, PT, MSPT
Megan Bureau PT, DPT, Cert. MDT
Secili DeStefano PT, DPT, OCS
Amber Devers, PT, DPT, NCS
Terri Ferrier PT
Melissa Fox, PT
Tom Mayhew PT, PhD
Sharan Zirges PT, MSHA
PTA Caucus Representative
David Emerick, PTA
Make Sure VPTA Has Your E-mail!
FYI… Did you know that if you have elected
NOT to give your e-mail address to APTA for their
distribution of information, you are automatically
excluded from information from VPTA also?
Great things are happening in Virginia! We hope
you will allow us to send you the Virginia Physical
Therapy news by including your e-mail address in
your APTA membership renewal.
The Virginian • Fall 2014
2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DateEvent
JANUARY
9
Lobby Day on the Hill – Richmond
9
VPTA BoD Meeting – Richmond
13Submit APTA bylaw amendments for 2014 House of Delegates
to APTA
FEBRUARY
3
Deadline for Submission of material to Editor for Spring The
Virginian
3-6
CSM - Las Vegas, NV
MARCH
1
Deadline: Applications for VPTA Student stipend to APTA
Annual Conference and APTA Federal Advocacy Forum
14
Submit Main Motions for 2014 HoD to APTA Governance
Department
21
VPTA Mini Conference
23
VPTA BoD Meeting – Charlottesville
22-23 VPTA Annual Retreat
APRIL
14
Nominating Committee posts offices for 2014
MAY
16
2014-2015 Final Program Budgets and Action Plans Due
16
Deadline: Submission of Material and Ads to Editor for Summer
The Virginian
JUNE
13
Nominating Committee posts tentative slate of candidates for
2014
11-14 APTA NEXT - Annual Conference – Charlotte, NC
21
VPTA BoD Meeting - Richmond, VA
JULY
11
18
25
Nominations are closed
Deadline for submission of material and ads to Editor for Fall The
Virginian
Nominating Committee posts final slate of candidates for 2014
AUGUST
1
District Financial Reports due to Chapter Treasurer
29
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts to Research Committee
SEPTEMBER
1
Deadline for submission of nominations for VPTA Awards
1
Deadline for student stipend applications for VPTA Student
Conclave and NSC
12
Deadline for submission of biographical sketch to SSIG
Nominating Committee by any student interested in running for a
leadership position
27
VPTA BoD Meeting
OCTOBER
3
Student SIG online voting begins
7
Voting deadline for VPTA SSIG representatives
10–12 VPTA Annual Conference
12Annual Membership Meeting
31
Deadline for applications for VPTA Student Minority Scholarship
NOVEMBER
1
Deadline: Applications for VPTA Student Stipend to CSM 2014
21
Deadline for submission of ads to Editor for Winter The Virginian
25
Deadline: Nominations for APTA National Office
DECEMBER
2Submit names and nominees for APTA Committees
2
Deadline: Mary McMillan Scholarship nominations and all
Honors and Awards
31
Candidate Statements and Consent Forms due to APTA
JANUARY 2015
8
Lobby Day
8
VPTA BoD Meeting
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Summer 2014 VPTA PAC
The VPTA PAC is having a busy time of it over the summer months.
Our committee has been meeting and communicating to set objectives and a direction for the VPTA PAC in the coming months.
Once these goals are realized, they should bring a great deal of enthusiasm and energy to our efforts in time for our Fall annual conference. Here are just a few of the items that we’re focusing upon
•
•
Expand our visibility with the Virginia Physical Therapy
professional community. We want to inform physical therapists and physical therapist assistants ( VPTA members and
non-members) of the important role that the VPTA PAC
plays in supporting our legislative goals at the state level.
Our main goal this year is to raise $100,000 for the VPTA
PAC. We will be contacting PT’s and PTA’s over the coming
months at district meetings, through e-mail, as well as faceto-face communication. For our PAC to truly be successful
we need have ongoing fund raising efforts, not just once or
twice a year.
Developing a web page that links to the VPTA web site. Our
VPTA PAC is an integral part of our roles as professionals
providing physical therapy in Virginia. We want to increase
our access to PTs and PTA’s and improve our up-to-date
information while expanding our visibility with members.
•
Reach out to student members. Our student membership
can provide an important role in PAC functions with their
knowledge, talents and ability to assist in raising funds for
our state PAC. In coming days we hope to recruit a core
group of student leaders – PAC ambassadors – who can
give us assistance at district and state meetings as well fresh
ideas about how to encourage improved PAC support for
our coming legislative goals.
•
And finally, the VPTA PAC has expanded the means by
which we can now accept PAC donations. We will soon
sign a contract with MobileCause – a private company that
is skilled in enhancing donations to charitable organizations
as well as PACs such as ours. With their experience and
know how we anticipate an enhanced bottom line for our
PAC which will greatly add to our abilities to promote our
state legislative agenda.
Please let us know if you’d like to be a part of our VPTA PAC. Get
in touch. Get involved. Now is the time.
Mark Bouziane, PT, MSPT
VPTA PAC chair
Press Release: The 2014 PTA Caucus Annual Meeting
Minutes and House of Delegates
David W. Emerick, Sr PTA Caucus Representative for the
Virginia chapter participated in the 2014 PTA Caucus Annual
Meeting and APTA’s House of Delegates.
Forty-five PTA Caucus Representatives, 8 PTA Caucus Alternate Representatives, and 5 Delegates gathered in Charlotte
June 7 and 8 for the PTA Caucus Annual Meeting. Amy Smith,
Chief Delegate presided over the meeting. A moment of silence
was observed in memory of Valecia Snyder, PTA (TX), former
PTA Advisory Panel Chair and a dear friend of the Caucus.
PTA Caucus Nominating Committee conducted candidate
interviews and elections. Those elected to serve included:
David Harris (TN), Delegate; Crystal Morris (NC), Delegate;
Jane Jackson (AZ) Alternate Delegate; and Nicole Volek (TX),
Nominating Committee. The Chief Delegate also acknowledged outgoing officers, Paul Purdue (WA), Crystal Morris
(NC), Jane Jackson (AZ), and Christina Wilson (AL) as well as
those who had attained PTA Recognition.
The PTA Caucus voted down a motion to change voting privileges for the delegates in the PTA Caucus. The Caucus adopted a description of the PTA to be included in the approved updated version of the PTA Caucus Procedure Manual and used as needed
pending approval of the Procedure Manual by the APTA House
Officers via the ‘Approval Process for Component Bylaws.’
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The PTA Caucus honored the Board members of the work
group – Jennifer Green-Wilson, Chair, Shawne Soper, Lisa Saladin, and Sharon Dunn. Janet Bezner was also honored for her
efforts on the work group and her support of PTA members
during her tenure at APTA.
The meeting concluded by reviewing the PT/PTA Team videos on APTA’s web site that are the result of work conducted
by the Public Relations Committee in conjunction with APTA
staff and are located at http://www.apta.org/SupervisionTeamwork/SuccessStories/.
From the House of Delegates:
The official minutes of the House of Delegates are not yet
available; please check the actual language for the following
motions when the minutes are available. The House made
the following decisions that impact work and governance in
APTA for the PTA:
•
RC 2-12 was rescinded, so there was no reason to hear
RC 3-14 or RC 4-14. The patient care delivery model
will not change - PTAs will remain the only other
physical therapy care provider in APTA positions and
policies (at least for now).
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PTA Recognition of Advanced Proficiency
The following Virginia Chapter members have met all of the eligibility requirements for the 2013-2014 American Physical Therapy
Association’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Recognition of
Advanced Proficiency:
Names
Category of Work
Judy Campbell, PTA
Geriatric
Heather Nicole Mullenax, PTA
Geriatric
Michelle Cobb Tinsley, PTA
Musculoskeletal
Shelley Woodroof, LPTA
Musculoskeletal
Amanda Lynn Yates, PTA
Musculoskeletal
APTA’s PTA Recognition of Advanced Proficiency awardees receive a certificate of advanced proficiency suitable for framing, a
lapel pin, and recognition in PT in Motion (p. 51). In addition, recipients were recognized during APTA’s Honors and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 12, during the NEXT Conference and
Exposition in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Meeting these eligibility requirements demonstrates that your members are progressing towards advanced knowledge and skill in a
chosen area of work. Thank you for the support that your chapter
has provided to your PTA members in the pursuit of the education
and experience needed to meet the requirements of this recognition.
Stephanie Sadowski
Honors and Awards Program Specialist, Member Services
Check out our new site!
The Virginian • Fall 2014
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Press Release: The 2014 PTA Caucus Annual Meeting Minutes
and House of Delegates
continued from page 4
•
RC 11-14 resulted in the House charging the Board (and
staff) to create a plan to increase the value of PTA membership in APTA.
therapist assistant team related to utilization and outcomes
be collected via one or more of the following mechanisms in
order to implement the most feasible approach to begin data
collection in FY 2014:
From the March and April APTA Board of Directors
Meetings:
At the March APTA Board of Directors Meeting, the Board discussed
RC 20-12 regarding the feasibility study for PTA education. The Board
determined that there was insufficient information to make a decision
and adopted the following motions aimed at gathering more data:
•
That APTA conduct an analysis of the work of the physical
therapist assistant.
•
That mechanisms to identify and promote best practices in
the work and relationships of the Physical Therapist(PT)/
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Team in a variety of
practice settings be identified and implemented in collaboration with the sections, American Council of Academic
Physical Therapy (ACAPT), Commission on Accreditation
in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), and PTA Caucus.
At the April APTA Board of Directors Meeting, the Board heard
and discussed the report from the PTA-Board Work Group and adopted the following motions:
•
That a bylaw amendment to provide eligibility for physical
therapist assistant members to serve in non-officer positions on the Board of Directors (Board) be forwarded to the
2015 House of Delegates.
•
That a bylaw amendment that would allow components the
option to amend their bylaws to provide physical therapist
assistant members a full vote at the component level be
forwarded to the 2015 House of Delegates.
•
That bylaw amendments that would establish physical therapist assistant membership eligibility to serve as a chapter
delegate and continue to serve as a section delegate to the
House of Delegates, at the discretion of each component,
and that would eliminate the Physical Therapist Assistant
Caucus delegates by the year 2020 be forwarded to the 2015
House of Delegates.
•
That APTA policies related to the Physical Therapist Assistant
Caucus be reviewed and revised to reflect the way in which
the Physical Therapist Assistant Caucus currently operates.
•
That procedures be developed to encourage physical therapist
assistant (PTA) members to join the volunteer interest pool and
to facilitate the appointment of PTA members by the APTA
Board of Directors and APTA staff to appropriate groups.
•
That data on the value of the physical therapist/physical
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Explore access to existing/developing databases
Determine resources required to collect data
•
That the physical therapist/physical therapist assistant
team tool kit that describes the models of practice for physical therapist/physical therapist assistant teams and is a resource for members to communicate the role of the physical
therapist assistant in physical therapist practice to payers
be actively supported and promoted to APTA Components.
•
That a motion be prepared for the 2015 House of Delegates
to consider the creation of a section-like component for
physical therapist assistants and in the interim that the
charge of the PTA Board Work Group be revised by the
president to work towards advancing physical therapist assistant initiatives.
(Minutes available at: http://www.apta.org/BOD/Meetings/)
As you can see, the PTA Caucus and APTA Board of Directors are
working hard to change the culture of APTA to one of inclusiveness. They have done their part and now it is time for you – clinicians, faculty and students – to do yours by doing the following:
•
Join APTA. It is very difficult to convince APTA leadership
that PTAs are invested in the profession when less than 8%
of licensed PTAs are members of APTA. If you haven’t been a
member because of the ½ vote or lack of inclusiveness in APTA
for PTAs, now is the time to rejoin and make a difference!
•
Get active at the district and/or chapter (state) level of
APTA. Go to meetings. Volunteer to help on committees.
If you don’t feel welcome, then take your PTA and/or PT
friends with you to the next meeting so you won’t be alone!
•
Campaign and vote for chapter (state) delegates and leadership that value PTAs and will support this change in culture.
If you have questions please contact me at: DWEPTA@RCN.COM.
The members of the Affiliate Assembly, National Assembly, and
PTA Caucus have provided innumerable hours and displayed the
utmost professionalism to get to this point. Please be part of this evolution to a new and more inclusive role in APTA for PTAs.
Sincerely,
David W. Emerick, Sr. PTA, BBA
Virginia PTA Caucus Representative
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D I S T R I C T
Blue Ridge District
Tuesday, February 10, Winchester
•
Tuesday, May 12, Charlottesville
Thursday, September 18:
•
Thursday, September 17, Harrisonburg
»»
Location: O’Neill’s Grill, 221 University Boulevard,
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
•
Thursday, November 5, Staunton
»»
Time: 6:30 – 7:00 pm meet and greet, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
meeting
»»
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Save the Date for the 2015 Meetings:
•
Save the date for the remaining 2014 BRD meetings:
•
N E W S
Topic: Round table discussion of current physical therapy issues and elections for district secretary and director. Please contact Colleen Whiteford, Nominating
Committee Chair, at cwhitefd@aptfc.com if interested
or for more information on positions.
Thursday, November 6:
»»
Location: Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences,
Mary Baldwin College, DPT program, 100 Baldwin
Boulevard,
Fishersville, VA 22939
»»
Time: 6:00 – 6:30 pm tours of the new department, 6:30
– 7:00 pm meet and greet, 7:00-9:00 pm education
»»
Topic: “Therapy Considerations Following Acetabular
Labral Repairs”
»»
Speakers: The orthopedic surgeons of Orthopedic Associates, Ltd
***Check the VPTA website, the BRD facebook page, and/or your
e-mail for specific locations and additional details closer to meeting dates***
Attention all Blue Ridge District Clinical Educators: The Blue
Ridge District is planning to award one $500 scholarship to support a member in attending the APTA’s Educational Leadership
Conference in Kansas City, Missouri which will take place October
10-11, 2014. Please check the district’s webpage or contact Jessica
Dobbs at jydobbs@gmail.com for more information and to complete an application. Hurry deadline to submit applications is August 15, 2014.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would
like to learn ways you can get involved in the Blue Ridge District
or the VPTA!
Don’t forget to check your e-mail and the VPTA website for specific
details on any of the district activities. Information is also posted
on our facebook page (VPTA Blue Ridge District).
Jessica Dobbs, PT, DPT
Blue Ridge District Chair
Justin Dimitt, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Blue Ridge District Director
Mountain District
VPTA’s Mountain District is hosting a continuing education presentation, reception and meeting to honor new graduates, PT students and LPTA students on September 30. Wil Kolb, PT, DPT,
OCS will present a course, Evidence Based Practice Review for
the Lumbar Spine, beginning at 5:00 PM. A social hour will be
held from 6:30 – 7:00 with a Mountain District business meeting
from 7:00 – 7:30. The CE course will conclude from 7:30-8:30. The
CE, reception and meeting will be hosted by Wythe County Com-
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munity Hospital in Wytheville. Members and non-members are
invited for any and all segments of the evening. Pre-registration
is encouraged in order to ensure adequate course materials and to
plan for refreshments. Debbie Clark, PT, DPT can be contacted for
additional information at 276-228-0498 or at debbie.clark@lpnt.net.
Debbie Clark, PT, DPT
Mountain District Director
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Northern District
Tidewater District
Northern District is excited and eager to start the Fall 2014. Please
see below (or at the vpta.org website) for complete meeting and
event details. We also have several positions in the District that are
open for volunteers. Currently we are looking to fill the following
positions: District Director/Chair, Continuing Education Chair, Legislative Chair, and others. If you are interested in running for one of
these positions please contact Megan Poll, current Northern District
Chair. Online voting will open in September and close in October.
The Tidewater District has a great line-up of meetings
as well as social events for this year! Members, nonmembers and students are all welcomed! Meetings are
held on Wednesday nights with social/food at 6:30pm,
Business meeting at 7pm and speaker at 7:30pm.
Fall Events:
Walk Off Parkinson’s charity event to benefit the Parkinson
Foundation of the National Capital Area
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When: Sunday, Sep 14, 2014
Where: Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, United States
Description: Join team by going to the PFNCA site www.parkinsonfoundation.org and clicking on the “Walk Off Parkinson
link” on the home page.
Details: Gates open at 8:30 am
Team name: “PTs to Punch Out PD”
National Falls Prevent Awareness Day: community falls screening in Northern VA
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When: Saturday, September 27
Where: TBA
Description: Northern District is looking for PTs/PTAs/
SPTs/SPTAs to volunteer for a community Falls Prevention
Screening event. If you are interested please contact Nandina Jinnohara at nandina@gmail.com for more information.
Fall District Meetings:
September Meeting
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When: Wed, September 10, 6pm – 9pm
Where: Shenandoah University - Northern Virginia Campus,
44160 Scholar Plaza Suite 100, Leesburg, VA, United States
Description: Northern District Meeting
Location: Shenandoah University Northern campus
44160 Scholar Plaza Suite 100, Leesburg, VA
Topic: Meet and Greet new SU PT program in Northern
District
Presentation: Updates in Clinical Education
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September 17, 2014 at Hampton University.
“Return to Golf” by Brian Hoke. Sponsored by
Tidewater Physical Therapy Inc.
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November 12, 2014 at Hampton University.
“Aquatics Across the Spectrum: An Update”,
by Kelly Pierce and Paul Reed. Sponsored by
Southeastern PT.
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January 28, 2015 at Old Dominion University.
Cadaver Lab, led by Matthew Ammons. Reservations required.
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March 25, 2015 at Old Dominion University.
Topic TBD. Sponsored by Lawson Medical.
Please contact us if you are interested in presenting on a Neurological Topic for this meeting.
We are also hosting two social nights this year! Our first
event is a social for PT Month on October 16th, 2014
at Smartmouth Brewery in Norfolk. Incentives will be
offered to APTA/VPTA members and those who join
that evening! Our second event is a New Professionals
Social on May 14th, 2015 in Newport News/Hampton.
This event is geared towards those who have graduated in the past 5 years and are looking to connect with
other new grads as well as seasoned professionals.
To be added to our email list, please contact Abigail
Hawe, Membership Director at ahawe@cox.net. For
any questions or to volunteer to assist on the leadership
team or be our March meeting speaker, please contact
Heather Byrne, Chair at byrnehm@gmail.com.
November Meeting
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When: November 6th or November 20th 2014
Where: INOVA Fair Oaks
Topic: Medical Management for Spinal Pathologies
Presenter: Dr. Christopher Silveri
December Meeting
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When: TBD
Where: TBD
Topic: Holiday Happy Hour
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S T U D E N T
N E W S
Bringing it all together at NEXT
It was not until I returned from Charlotte, NC after APTA’s NEXT
Conference that I realized what I lost during the rigmarole of PT
school. For the past three years, PT school has been an all-out sprint
for knowledge, making it quite easy to lose focus of the dream that
got me into PT in the first place. At NEXT, I had a chance to sit back
and reflect on my PT career (so far) and who would have guessed
that everything would come full circle.
At the conference, I took the opportunity to attend several different
types of seminars to gain as many perspectives of the profession as
possible. Some gave me new skills/ideas to share with my current
clinical instructor. Some were a great review for boards. The Oxford
Debate tickled my funny bone and made me proud of the uniqueness of our profession. But, a few (primarily, the sessions on health
promotion) got me back on track with where I would like to see my
career go and what impact I want to make on my community. These
presentations rekindled the tiny ember glow of what I wrote about
for my PT application essay. The conclusion of that essay read:
Ultimately, I think I may want to work with children who are obese or
at risk of obesity. I want to teach them healthy lifestyles and encourage them to love their bodies. I want them to overcome their current
condition. I want to enable them to lead a healthy, physically active
life. I want to be their best resource and encourage them in their goal.
Granted this is a lofty goal, but it aligns well with APTA’s vision:
Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.1
I know I will be on the front lines, forging my way into this aspect
of our profession and I now know that there are others who are
doing this exact thing from whom I can learn and follow. I want to
thank the APTA, VPTA and speakers at the NEXT Conference for
showing me how my passion aligns with the profession. As graduation quickly approaches, I look forward to joining the working
world and seeing where my career takes me.
Natalie Jabbour, SPT
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
References
1. Bellamy J. Vision Statement for the Physical Therapy Profession and Guiding Principles to Achieve the Vision. Available at:
http://www.apta.org/Vision/. Accessed June 20, 2014.
Ghana Clinical
Kyle getting a baseline on
a patient.
On June 26th I began the final few
weeks of full-time clinical placement
before earning a DPT from Shenandoah University. The most exciting
part was not that I was almost done
school and stepping out into the real
world, but that I was stepping on a
plane to spend 5 weeks in Takoradi,
Ghana. During my three years at SU
I was fortunate enough to participate
in two medical mission trips to Haiti
and one to Nicaragua with other
students. This time I was headed on
my own to spend four weeks at a
Regional Hospital and one week in
a rural village.
The Ghana clinical rotation was organized through Work the World
which is a UK based organization which helps set up medical placements for medical, nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, and midwifery students. After over a year of planning with Shenandoah
University and the organization, I
was able to begin an opportunity
of a lifetime. During the first four
weeks I stayed in a house with 24
students from all over the world.
Each day of the week we went to
placement, visited orphanages,
walked through the local markets
and immersed ourselves in the culture. On the weekends we traveled Even with limited equipment,
PT can be done effectively.
together around Ghana eating the
local cuisine, sleeping in a rain forest, and visiting different villages and even attending a traditional
funeral. The physiotherapy clinic was very organized with seven
physiotherapists, and three PTA’s. I spent time working in all areas
of the clinic (evaluations, gym, pediatrics, ward rounds, manual
treatment, and the electro treatment room). The organization and
hospital had other opportunities I participated in during my time
in Ghana (HIV clinic, village outreach, and club foot clinic). I spent
a lot of time working hands on with patients and even more time
educating the PTs on treatment techniques, clinical reasoning, and
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treatment progression. I learned so much more about the culture,
creativity of treatment, and difficulties of the Ghana health care
system because I was able to work in the setting for an extended period of time. This experience helped to solidify my passion
for working internationally but also showed me where and how
practitioners from developed nations can provide the biggest assistance and impact on these cultures; with education.
Equipment used during our in-service.
I kept a blog during my time in Ghana highlighting the trip, the
physical therapy clinic, and my development as a student/practitioner. http://ghana2014feldman.blogspot.com
Work the World was a great organization and upon my return back
home I will become a student ambassador for the organization in the
US. I would love to help other PT schools in Virginia set up clinical
sites in Ghana or one of the other 4 countries. It was a great opportunity that I will treasure for the rest of my life and hope others can use
this time as students to try something new or out of their element to
develop not only as physical therapists but global citizens.
Kyle Feldman, SPT
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Faculty: Aaron Hartstein MPT, FAAOMPT, OCS
Kristin Kelley MPT FAAOMPT, OCS
AJ Lievre DPT, CMPT, OCS
Eric Magrum DPT, FAAOMPT, OCS
Michael McMurray DPT, FAAOMPT
Myra Pumphrey DPT FAAOMPT, OCS
THE VIRGINIA ORTHOPAEDIC MANUAL
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REGISTRATION FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE COURSE
STARTING SEPTEMBER 2014 IS NOW OPEN!!
The goal of this 6 weekend series is to provide
the physical therapist with a comprehensive
continuing professional education course focused
on evidence based examination and treatment and
to prepare the participants for the ABPTS
Orthopaedic Specialty Examination.
Lab Based Courses
7:1 Participant to Faculty Ratio
Emphasis on manual techniques and clinical reasoning
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ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SLOTS AVAILABLE….REGISTER EARLY.
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Nominating Committee
A few months ago I was talking by email with Heather Byrne
from the Tidewater district about the lack of a candidate from
that district to run for the Nominating Committee role. She
sent me 3 names with no further information about them. I
contacted all three of them and much to my surprise they all
three responded and expressed interest in the role! It was
all pretty last minute as nominations were closing, and as
I write this I don’t know the outcome of the election. But
that’s not my point, or points. These are:
First, it was great that Heather could give me these names.
Nice when a leader recognizes potential in others for leadership and/or getting involved. Secondly, it was remarkable
that all three folks not only responded to me, but expressed
interest in the role and knowing more about it. All three
stated they had been wanting to get more involved but just
didn’t know how. Thirdly, even if none of them steps into
the role, I am hopeful that they will continue to be or become
involved and supportive of the VPTA at the district level,
which is a great place to start.
Maybe nobody’s approached you about getting involved.
So consider approaching someone in leadership and asking!
Names and contact information are listed in this publication.
We’d love to chat with you!
Colleen Whiteford, PT, DPT, OCS
Nominating Committee Chair
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
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Blue Ridge District - Colleen Whiteford
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Central District – Brittany Church
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Mountain District - Laura Baldwin
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Northern District - Nandina Ustaris
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Tidewater District - Matthew Ammons
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Valley District – Brent Harper
Integrity in Practice
Integrity is defined by the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
as the quality of being honest and fair and/or the state of being
complete or whole. If asked, I am certain that each of us strives to
exhibit integrity in our professional and personal lives. Statistics
show however that a select few abuse the system thus flawing the
view that the public and regulatory entities have of our profession
as a whole.
Earlier this year, the APTA kicked off the Integrity in Practice campaign. The campaign is designed to offer education and support to
practitioners in maintaining consistent professional integrity. The
APTA has created a number of free educational tools to assist in
fully understanding and complying with billing requirement as
well as defensible documentation. The APTA partnered with the
American Board of Internal Medicine in their Choosing Wisely
Campaign. Some of you may have participated in this campaign by
offering input to the APTA’s request for a list of five things that providers and patients should question. The results of which should
be published close to the publication date of this newsletter. This
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list will be the result of member input and subsequent literature
and panel reviews. This list will assist in educating clinicians and
patients as they each make decisions about their clinical care.
While education is a primary component of the Integrity in Practice
Campaign, the APTA has also created the Integrity in Practice Recognition Program. This is a process by which clinicians can obtain
the APTA Seal of Integrity which will be awarded to clinicians who
complete select educational and data collection requirements. As a
part of the campaign providers will be asked to share data regarding patient outcomes to ultimately foster best practice efforts.
For additional details regarding the Integrity in Practice Campaign
go to http://www.apta.org/Integrity/.
Angela S. Brooks, PT
Payer Relations Specialist
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YOU’RE INVITED!
The University of Southern California (USC) & The Jackson Clinics Orthopedic
Residency Program have formed a partnership to deliver residency level
continuing education to the Mid-Atlantic Region. We invite any Physical Therapist
interested in comprehensive orthopedic education to participate.
FORMAT:
Five modules will be taught covering each area of the body beginning in August as follows:
August 22 - 24, 2014
September 19 - 21, 2014
October 17 - 19, 2014
December 5 - 7, 2014
February 20 - 22, 2015
PROGRAM SESSIONS:
LOCATION:
The Jackson Clinics, Broadlands
43490 Yukon Dr., Suite 212
Ashburn, VA 20147
Module #1: Low Back
Module #2: Lower Extremities
Module #3: Thorax
Module #4: Neck
Module #5: Upper Extremities
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
COST:
All five modules (15 day series): $2500
Taken separately in any order: $600/per module
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT*:
Open to all clinicians. Register and pay online through the USC Division of Biokinesiology and
Physical Therapy @ http://www.pt.usc.edu/continuingeducation.
*Class size is limited to 15 outside registrants per class.
INSTRUCTOR: Joe Godges, PT, DPT, OCS
Joe Godges is an associate professor at the University of Southern California where
his primary role is to provide educational support for clinical residency and fellowship
programs. He is also the ICF-based Clinical Practice Guidelines Coordinator for the
Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Godges is
currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Journal of Orthopaedic and
Sports Physical Therapy. Previously, Joe was the coordinator of the physical therapy
clinical residency and fellowship programs for Kaiser Permanente in Southern
California and he has served on the Orthopaedic Specialty Council for the American
Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, on the APTA’s Committee on Clinical Residency and
Fellowship Credentialing, and on the Orthopaedic Section’s Board of Directors.
For questions or more information contact Helen Kim, Ed.D., e-mail: ptconed@usc.edu or
via phone: 323-442-3156.
PO Box 1769 | Middleburg, VA 20118 | 540.687.8181 | thejacksonclinics.com
American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and
Fellowship re-accredits Virginia Program
University of Virginia & HealthSouth Orthopaedic Residency
program in Charlottesville, VA has successfully achieved reaccreditation as an orthopedic residency program.
An accredited residency or fellowship program promotes standards of quality and consistency in the teaching and practice
of physical therapy. Through their voluntarily participation
and adherence to the requirements of the accreditation process, these programs confirm to potential residents or fellows
their commitment to providing quality learning experiences by
meeting established criteria. Additionally, completion of the accreditation process is an affirmation to the public at large of
the program’s commitment to the protection of the consumer
of physical therapy.
VPTA congratulates this program for their achievement of excellence in physical therapy education under the direction of Eric
Magrum, PT, DPT, OCS.
Virginia Member Elected to APTA Nominating Committee
Congratulations to Virginia’s own Secili DeStefano, PT, DPT, Northern District, who was elected
to the APTA Nominating Committee at the June 2014 APTA House of Delegates in Charlotte,
NC. Secili has been an active member and leader in the VPTA since her days as a PT student,
including the Student Conclave Committee, various Tasks Forces, Delegate, Chair of Northern
District and Vice President of VPTA. She also has an active leadership role in the APTA Women’s
Health Section. Secili’s positive attitude and encouraging spirit make her a great fit for the Nominating Committee that slates candidates for APTA national office. Join the Delegates and the
VPTA leadership in congratulating Secili on her recent election. We look forward to her bringing
her enthusiasm and love for PT to her position of service at the national level.
“I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Virginia Physical Therapy Association for
your support during my recent candidacy for the APTA Nominating Committee. I am deeply
honored by the opportunity to serve in this capacity, and I will do my best to make you proud.”
- Secili DeStefano
Lisa Donegan Shoaf, PT, DPT, PhD – Chief Delegate, Virginia
Sharan Zirges, PT, MSHA – Vice President & Delegate, VPTA
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Secili DeStefano, PT, DPT
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